Basic Information

Name: SODIUM

Symbol: NA

Classification: Sodium is an alkali metal

color:silvery-white

Atomic 22.98977

state: solid

Melting Point:97.72 oC, 370.87 K

Boiling Point:883 oC, 1156 K

Shells: 2,8,1

Electron configuration: 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s1

Density @ 20oC:0.971 g/cm3

Atomic volume: 23.7 cm3/mol

Structure: bcc: body-centered cubic

Hardness:0.5 mohs